Dack Fayden, you're the man!
+1 A really good ability. Despite the discard it's not the Jace stuff because you could mill an opponent late game or find some threats in your deck.
-2 Deadly against some decks, not so much against others, though I'm guessing that all the people that run artifact decks will quit playing
-6 Holy Crap! In vintage just fire ball for 0 and take everything!
Posted By:
Xenagod
(6/7/2014 3:55:38 AM)
I know this isn't true, but you guys should look at the sets and legality page.
Posted By:
Stinker276
(6/8/2014 10:09:11 AM)
Going to be an amazing EDH staple. Everyone uses artifacts, this takes one permanently without giving it back if they have a Naturalize, then Faithless Lootings a few times (can go from being solid filtering to downright broken depending on the deck) then goes it again. Also seems pretty powerful in Vintage, what with all those powerful artifacts and graveyard manipulation, for the whole 5 people who play it. Could also see some Legacy play in Dredge or Reanimator but that's not as likely.
Overall, still an amazing card. Probably one of the strongest walkers out there if we're being honest.
@TopRomen: one of the strongest walkers. We know he can't really compare to Storm Crow, but that's not Dack's fault.
Posted By:
EvilDarkVoid
(6/9/2014 7:21:32 PM)
You: Island, go
Opponent: Island, Sol Ring
You: Mountain, go
Opponent: Island, Show and Tell, Blightsteel Colossus
You: Island.
Opponent: Go
You: Dack Fayden
This is something I expect to see in vintage.
Posted By:
Gallega123
(6/3/2014 4:40:00 PM)
I know it's not generally realistic to think of planeswalkers in terms of their ult, but put him in a good control shell, ult off, and play Battlefield Thaumaturge + Gridlock. Stealing everyone's non-land permanents for {U}? And he can work as a Faithless Looting over the turns until then. Sold!
Posted By:
Veggeh
(6/4/2014 3:12:37 AM)
I've seen people give it more crap than it actually deserves. At worst it's a three mana faithless looting, which isn't the best but i'd run it. His minus two is awesome, especially if you have Memnarch EDH decks in your playgroup, or Arcum Dagsson decks that explode artifacts out the bunghole. Muzzio, Visionary Architect is also a card to reckon with in terms of that ability, just not as combo-tastic as the others.
His ultimate is meh? I mean, if you're in izzet, you'd likely be burning their creatures or bouncing them or something like that. Haze of Rage is a thing but there's not much else for his ultimate in his colors that aren't too good for that. I guess auras are a thing too?
Posted By:
the_nonaffiliated
(6/3/2014 3:21:36 PM)
This card matches his thieving personality perfectly. One extra mana, the Dack's first ability beats Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded like no tomorrow, not to mention it's immediate artifact control ability as it comes into battlefield. (by comparison, Steal Artifact costs 2UU)
Posted By:
Cyberium
(6/3/2014 7:39:38 PM)
I love this incarnation of Dack Fayden so much; it fits so well with his character and abilities (that we know of so far).
I think my only interest comes with his ultimate: I'm not completely sure how many viable cards I run that will target an opponent's permanent that isn't a bounce/removal spell. :P Guess we'll find out soon though.
Posted By:
infernox10
(6/4/2014 1:51:47 AM)
This guy is going to be a beast in EDH and Vintage, I am sure. In this format, I am just as sure that he will not live to see ultimate. Maybe he wil steal an artifact, but with 2-3 opponents, he will almost certainly not live that long. If he does, wrap in flames (i think it is called), is an excellent card. The one where you can tasrget 3 dudes, they get dealt 1 dmg and cannot block. Heck, it is even on color!
2 lucky dudes got this in my local store's first draft of the set. Luckily 2 seperate pods. "Why yes, I would like a $50 draft cards, thank you very much".
Cannot wait to open (by drafting, obv) the 4 boxes I have ordered.....
Posted By:
Bbone37
(6/8/2014 8:22:40 AM)
It looks like Dack Fayden was
*sunglasses*
Caught red handed
*gets beaten with sticks*
Posted By:
Tribor
(6/3/2014 10:02:29 PM)